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Mythology & Putti

Mythology & Putti

MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI (C. 1480-1534)

Athena

c.1500-1530

Engraving | 26.7 x 16.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851749

An engraving after a design thought to be either by Raphael (Bartsch) or Giulio Romano (Passavant; Oberhuber/Gnann 1999). Only state.
  • Creator(s)

    Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-1534) (engraver)

    After a work attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (designer)

    After a work attributed to Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546) (designer)

  • 26.7 x 16.0 cm (sheet of paper)

  • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

  • Subject(s)
    • Language, Linguistics and Literature
      • Literature
        • Fiction
          • Tales & legends
            • Myths
    • Religion & Theology
      • Religions and faiths
        • Religions of antiquity
          • Classical mythology
            • Athena
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Military engineering
          • Arms (weapons)
            • Armour
              • Shields (armour)
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    p.189, no.A 49 (Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001)